Woopie Pie Spiders

Images For Making Woopie Pie Spiders

Ingredients For Making Woopie Pie Spiders
1
chocolate cake mix
1/2 c
oil
1/2 c
water
(if free forming your little cakes) 3/4 c water if you have a little Whoopie mold pan)
3
eggs
Container of
frosting
shoestring licorice
red hots/M&M's, Skittles, etc for eyes
other
decorative sprinkles
Corn Syrup
(optional, but to help stick on the eyes)
Directions:
Add all the cake mix ingredients into a bowl and mix together well.
Use a spoon to blob cake dough onto a baking sheet (use parchment paper!). Try to make the shapes as equal as possible.
OR, if you have a Whoopie pan mold (like the one from Williams Sonoma) , then scoop 1 heaping Tbsp of batter into the pan.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool completely.
See how the free form ones worked perfectly fine? No need for a special pan.
Turn half of them upside down and spread some frosting on the half.
Lay your licorice legs across the frosting. Use 4 strings of licorice. Remember that spiders have 8 legs. I actually used Pull-n-Peel and then cut each licorice in 1/2 (or even smaller) to make it so the legs weren't too long.
Place the other half of the cakes on the top to make a sandwich.
"Glue" the eyes on with either corn syrup or frosting. I also spread a tiny bit of corn syrup across the backs to help other sprinkles stay on. But the sugar sprinkles seem to stay on without extra help. (hey, I never said this was healthy!)
Iexperimentedwith other colors as well. These were a lot of fun to make and I know the kids really enjoyed eating them. Get your kids involved to help make them as well. I think I'll have to create these little Whoopie cakes more often!
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